Support parsing: Gradle .module files

[abraemer]

Feature request to add support for parsing Gradle module metadata files.

Upstream Reference

• Issue: Support gradle "module" metadata aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3522
• URL: Support gradle "module" metadata aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3522
• Title: Support gradle "module" metadata
• State: open

Upstream Context

See the doc at: https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/master/subprojects/docs/src/docs/design/gradle-module-metadata-latest-specification.md Example on github https://github.com/search?q="formatVersion"%3A+"1.1"%2C+"createdBy"%3A+"gradle"%3A+language%3AJSON&type=code&l=JSON

[mstykow]

Cross-reference update: upstream aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit currently has multiple open PRs for Gradle module metadata:

• PR #4808: packagedcode: add GradleModuleHandler to parse gradle .module files
  packagedcode: add GradleModuleHandler to parse gradle .module files aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#4808
• PR #4780: Add Gradle module metadata handler
  Add Gradle module metadata handler (fixes #3522) aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#4780
• PR #4652: Add Gradle Module Metadata (*.module) package handler
  Add Gradle Module Metadata (*.module) package handler aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#4652

Multiple parallel PRs are a particularly strong signal that this format is valued upstream.